Meghalaya police on Saturday recovered a huge cache of ammunition from East Garo Hills district of the state.
This is the third such seizure in less than a week in the Garo Hills districts.
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“Acting on a specific input about the presence of arms near Nongchram Rongdu village, close to the border with West Khasi Hills, a team of police raided the area. The ammunition were recovered during the raid,” said a police official.
The area is about 9 km from the Rongjeng Police station.
The ammunition are suspected to have been hidden by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) whose presence in the region has waned.
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“A case has been registered in this regard and search operations are being carried out to recover more arms and ammunition,” the official said.